The embattled CEO of RadiumOne has been fired in the wake of a horrific domestic violence incident, Kara Swisher of Re/code reported.

The company's board of directors fired Gurbaksh Chahal on Saturday night, Swisher reported. The company confirmed the news in an email statement on Sunday, TechCrunch reported. According to Swisher, Chahal did not offer to step down.

The company said that Chief Operating Officer Bill Lonergan will be taking over as CEO.